Marquis Teague News

Kentucky basketball reached uncharted territory last year, in the wrong way. After a first-round exit in the NIT, John Calipari and the Wildcats more than reloaded for the 2013-14 season by bringing in arguably the best recruiting class in school history.

Not much was expected from Marquis Teague during his rookie season, but the point guard gave the Bulls solid contributions whenever his number was called.

Our next NBA Draft profile takes a look at John Calipari's latest protege, Nerlens Noel, as he makes his return from ACL surgery and moves onto the NBA.

It's a combination that has been almost foolproof for the past several years, going from Derrick Rose to Tyreke Evans to John Wall to Brandon Knight to Marquis Teague to, well, we'll stop there.

Emmanuel Mudiay has the kind of problem that only faces the most elite recruits: he can't remember all of the schools that he's currently considering.

Great NCAA basketball coaches have always made their on-court jobs a lot easier by landing the best recruits.

Kentucky has what is already being referred to as the greatest recruiting class of all time and the only group in the conversation is Michigan's Fab Five.

A trip to the NIT is inexcusable for most elite college basketball programs, especially Kentucky.